3 Utah art students honored

The first-place winners at the 34th annual Utah All-State High School Art Show at the Springville Museum of Art will be displayed in the nation's capital for a year.

The three who won in the congressional division were given their awards Saturday at the museum by Congressman Chris Cannon, R-Utah.

In June, the winners and their families are scheduled to attend the ribbon-cutting in Washington, D.C., when their works are unveiled, said Virgil Jacobsen, assistant director and curator of education. Southwest Airlines will give each student three round-trip tickets to attend the ceremony, said Norma Peters, aide to Congressman Rob Bishop, R-Utah. Each student also receives a $3,000 scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.

The student congressional winners are:

• Cami Anderson, Fremont High School in Ogden — 1st Congressional District.

• Brandon Cullimore, Wasatch High School in Heber City — 2nd Congressional District.

• Kent Miller, Springville High School — 3rd Congressional District.

Museum curators select the congressional winners. Two other awards, outstanding art student and art educator of the year, went to Mike Patch, a student at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, and Provo High School art teacher James Rees.

Awards were given to 55 art pieces in two categories — juried and congressional — including the Director's and Master's Awards.

The Master's Award was awarded to Mackenzie Steinagle of Provo High School, Samantha Morris of Viewmont High School, Andrew McCreary of West High School and Janae Johnson of Skyview High School. Macie Hamblin from Viewmont High School won the Director's Award.

For this year's exhibition, 783 pieces were entered from 77 schools. Eight professional artists and educators selected 392 pieces that were hung. The number of pieces each school may enter is based on the its number of juniors and seniors.

"Every year the talent that is displayed in the show grows and improves," Jacobsen said. "This is a wonderful chance for the people of Utah to see what kind of talent these youth have."

A catalog highlights award-winning pieces and lists all the accepted work. Winners may exhibit their work at the "Celebration of Soup and Art" in Salt Lake City March 29 and 30. Works from the exhibition are also selected to travel to museums, galleries, libraries and schools throughout Utah with the Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibition.

If you go

What: 34th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show

Where: Springville Museum of Art, 126 E. 400 South

When: through March 24

Cost: free

Phone: 489-2727

Web: www.sma.nebo.edu

E-mail: rodger@desnews.com

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